MLS Debut!

It’s pretty amazing that one person can draw a crowd of over 14,000 – Let’s face it, last night fans packed RFK stadium to see David Beckham, not to see our local DC United play. (Proof in the pic to the left: As the starters were being announced, all of the media were crowded around the sidelines, snapping photos of David.) I cannot deny that seeing Beckham was a major incentive for my attendance as well: He’s one of the soccer greats and not to mention very HHHHHHOT! ;) The game itself had some good action outside the star player – a few yellow cards and then a red card in the 2nd half – Plus a win for our home team! And, the fans got what we wanted - With about 10 minutes left in the first half, Beckham was off the bench, warming up!!! But, why would they put him in right before the half???? The fans were denied! During the second half, down came the rains…but with Beckham continuing to warm up, everyone remained glued to their seats. With about 20 minutes left in the 2nd half, David came to the sideline for the substitution – and in he went!!! It was quite exciting to see his MLS debut in person, although there weren’t many opportunities for him to show off his moves. He did get the chance to ‘bend it like Beckham’ on a free kick, but missed the goal. Also, quite exciting was the after game strip show; where David ripped off his jersey to hand it over to Ben Olsen. Check out the pic below! :)